Sometimes you have to get a little dirty to get what you want . . . Publicist Mimi Pennington is at the top of her game. She’s savvy, hard-working, and eager to move up the corporate ladder. So when her boss tells her that in order to make partner she has to land a prestigious account, Mimi meets the challenge head on. Never mind that the prospective client is Daniel Vargas, the polished and pompous player who rejected her months ago. Mimi hasn’t given Daniel the time of day since their one fateful encounter, and while business has brought them back together, pleasure is what he has in mind. She says she’s not interested in giving him a second chance, but Daniel is prepared to call her bluff. All he needs is one week. One week to test her rules and prove that he’s exactly the kind of man she needs . . .

“This debut romance sparkles.” -- Library Journal (starred review) on Unbuttoning the CEO“A fun, contemporary romance that reminds us that any attempt to predict or manage love is destined only to enhance its chaos.” -- The Washington Post on One Night with the CEO

Mia Sosa is an award-winning writer and 2015 Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® Finalist. She writes contemporary romances that are funny, flirty, and a little dirty. Ahem.
Although she once dreamed of being a professional singer, the pesky need to generate steady income led Mia to take the law school admissions test instead. She practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation’s capital for ten years before returning to her creative roots. Now she spends most of her days writing love stories about smart women and the complicated men who love them. Okay, let's be real here: she wears PJs all day and watches more reality television than a network television censor—all in the name of research, of course.

Dude, Mia Sosa writes the most realistic romances. I
can’t even explain it, but when I’m reading her stories I always feel like that
could be my love story, or something that happened with a friend or someone I
know.

This is probably because her characters are normal
people… yeah, sure, the CEO aspect of the series makes it look like it’s this
out-of-this-world story, but it isn’t. These aren’t extremely rich men finding
a poor, young woman and giving them a Cinderella romance. These CEOs are
hard-working man with a normal businesses.

This book’s love interest, for example, is Daniel, a
man who owns an architectural firm with three of his friends from graduate
school. So, yeah, he has some money, but he’s not Christian Grey (thankfully!).

And the MCs are also super relatable because, if you’re
in your late twenties or thirties, you can see yourself as them. You can see
your friend or someone you went to school with in those women. I know some
Mimis. She even reminds me of one of my closest friends. So, yeah, it was super
easy to like her.

If you know this series, then you met this book’s leading
characters on the first book. Mimi and Daniel are a big part of Gracie and
Ethan’ (from Unbuttoning the CEO) lives. I didn’t read the first book, but had
the pleasure of reading the second, and Mimi was part of it, too. I had already
liked her bubbly personality and her take-no-shit attitude. I didn’t remember
Daniel, but I immediately fell for him. I have a soft spot for strong, sexy men
with an alpha side, and while Daniel wasn’t the biggest alpha out there, he
showed little hints and there.

I loved everything about Mimi and Daniel’s
relationship. How they resisted each other at first. How Mimi had her reasons
to not want to get involved with him. How he saw through her and worked hard on
convincing him to give her a chance, all while respecting her boundaries and
not coming across as pushy. The chemistry between those two was AMAZING. I have
no idea how Mimi resisted him that long. I was ready to surrender ten pages in.

There were some similarities with the last book when
it came to the reason Mimi and Daniel had problems with their relationship.
Mimi’s reservations reminded me of Karen’s from One Night with the CEO. They
both were too worried about their careers and how a relationship would influence
it, but there were different enough elements to keep the story fresh. And since
I really like how this author builds conflict on situations that feel real and
possible to happen with anyone, I approve of reusing this “method”.

Fans of the series will also appreciate getting to see
what happens to Gracie & Ethan and Karen & Mark. Again, especially when
it comes to Karen & Mark, it was refreshing to see that they were having
some problems, but dealing with it the best way they can because they loved
each other. It’s so funny how sometimes we follow a series and when the old
characters show up all we see is perfection. Like, dude, who has a perfect
life? We all have problem. Relationships are hard. The problems don’t end after
you say “I love you” for the first time or after you get married or move in
together. So, yeah, I’m clapping because Mia Sosa had the guts to show that.

Getting Dirty with the CEO was a fantastic addition to
this series. I loved every aspect of it, and Mimi and Daniel have a special
place in my heart.